Global Patent Index - EP 0660797 B1

EP 0660797 B1 19971029 - PRE-FEED SHINGLING DEVICE FOR FLAT-ARTICLE FEEDER

Title (en)

PRE-FEED SHINGLING DEVICE FOR FLAT-ARTICLE FEEDER

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM ÜBERLAPPTEN ABZIEHEN VON FLACHEN GEGENSTÄNDEN MIT EINER VOR-FÖRDEREINRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE DECALAGE A PREALIMENTATION DESTINE A UN DISPOSITIF D'ALIMENTATION D'ARTICLES PLATS

Publication

EP 0660797 B1 19971029 (EN)

Application

EP 93920208 A 19930818

Priority

  • US 9307809 W 19930818
  • US 93577592 A 19920828

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9405576A1] A transport mechanism for transporting flat documents (5) placed therein on edge uses a horizontal conveyor belt (1) to convey stacks of documents on-edge in a first feeding direction. Tapered rollers (9) with a feeding direction perpendicular to that of the conveyor belt (1) are provided at the end of the conveyor for feeding the documents (5) in a direction perpendicular to the first feeding direction. The use of tapered rollers (9) allows a gradual, rather than sudden, perpendicular velocity to be imparted to the documents (5), thereby relieving strain on the roller drive mechanism, the rollers (9) themselves, and the documents (5) at high machine throughput speeds. The use of tapered rollers (9) also provides a shingled output of documents to a feeder (17), which allows a stripping station down-line from the feeder (17) to strip the documents (5) with fewer misfeeds and less strain.

IPC 1-7

B65H 1/02

IPC 8 full level

B65H 5/02 (2006.01); B65H 1/02 (2006.01); B65H 1/14 (2006.01); B65H 3/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65H 1/025 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 3/0653 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2301/321 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2701/1916 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9405576 A1 19940317; CA 2142593 A1 19940317; CA 2142593 C 19990713; DE 69314963 D1 19971204; DE 69314963 T2 19980326; EP 0660797 A1 19950705; EP 0660797 A4 19951102; EP 0660797 B1 19971029; JP H08500568 A 19960123; US 5297785 A 19940329

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9307809 W 19930818; CA 2142593 A 19930818; DE 69314963 T 19930818; EP 93920208 A 19930818; JP 50563994 A 19930818; US 93577592 A 19920828